This week host Alex Kehaya, talks with Olayinka Odeniran, CEO of CybSecWatch, and the founder of the Black Women Blockchain Council, a community designed to support and inspire black women pursuing careers in blockchain and fintech. A great conversation on economic empowerment of black women through crypto, building generational wealth for under represented communities, NFTs, and the new creator economy. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jun 15, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week host Alex Kehaya joins Rhys Lindmark, CEO and co-founder of Roote, a nonprofit startup studio building the Wisdom Age. A great conversation about the Web3 ecosystem, why capitalism needs marriage counseling, and the evolution of society. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jun 01, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week host Alex Kehaya joins Professor James Hendler, one of the originators of the semantic web and the Director of the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications and the Tetherless World Professor for Computer, Web and Cognitive Science at RPI. James has authored over 450 books, technical papers, and articles in the areas of open data, the Semantic Web, artificial intelligence, data policy and governance. We take a deep dive into the inside story of the semantic web, what's next for W...
May 18, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week Alex Kehaya joins Avichal Garg, Co-founder, and Partner at Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm. Avichal shares his thoughts on the evolution of Web 3.0, how developers can build a better Internet, and Twitter's decentralized future. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
May 04, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week host Alex Kehaya joins Nik Kalyani, co-founder, and CEO of Decentology, who are building the future of decentralized apps on the Hyperverse. A great conversation on the power of DAOs, onboarding developers to Web3, and how we can build together to transform the Internet. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Apr 20, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week host Alex Kehaya joins Joseph Al-Chami, Product Manager for Figment one of the world's largest blockchain infrastructure providers and core developers for the Graph. A great conversation on how Figment is helping developers onboard to the Web3 ecosystem, building a better Internet, and the importance of community. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Apr 06, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Host Alex Kehaya joins Jon Poole, Community Lead and Business Development at the Oasis Protocol Foundation. A great conversation on the Web3 revolution, privacy in the metaverse, and the future of data ownership. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Mar 23, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Host Alex Kehaya joins Julian Zawistowski, Director of Golem Foundation. Julian, who lives in Poland, talks about his country's cultural and economic ties with Ukraine, and the critical role Poland is playing during this humanitarian crisis. Also, they take a deep dive into decentralized governance and Golem’s latest endeavor Wildland, a new open protocol for data management and how it protects users’ privacy and digital sovereignty. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Mar 09, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
What is the future of holograms? Host Alex Keyaha joins Shawn Frayne, Co-founder and CEO of the Looking Glass Factory, a Brooklyn-based startup that's designed the world's first desktop holographic display for 3D creators. We take a deep dive into what's next for the metaverse, holographic NFTs, and how AR/VR will change the world. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Feb 24, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Host Alex Kehaya joins Aya Kantorovich, Head of Institutional Coverage at FalconX a digital trading asset platform. A great conversation on what's next for DeFI, the crypto economy, and why the metaverse is the next wave of Web3. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Host Alex Kehaya joins author Shermin Voshmgir, the director of the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and the founder of BlockchainHub in Berlin. They take a deep dive into decentralized governance, the token economy, and how Web3 is reinventing the Internet. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jan 26, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Host Alex Kehaya kicks off The Index's new season with Anne futurist Ahola Ward, founder, and CEO of CircleClick Media. Anne has been dubbed "The Mother of Startups" by CNN, is an entrepreneur, and published O'Reilly Author. A great conversation on Web3's evolution, the future of the metaverse, NFTs, and what trends to watch for in 2022. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jan 12, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Host Alex Kehaya joins Starling Labs Jonathan Dotan, a Fellow at Stanford's Center for Blockchain Research, and is the writer & producer of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series SILICON VALLEY. A great conversation on restoring trust in the digital age and protecting human rights with Web 3.0. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Dec 15, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Host Alex Kehaya joins Dragana Kaurin, a human rights researcher and Founder of The Localization Lab, an organization fighting for equal access to information. A great conversation on how to build a bridge across the great digital divide. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Dec 01, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Alex Kehaya joins Raullen Chai, co-founder and CEO of IoTeX, a decentralized network for the Internet of Things. A great conversation on Raullen's vision of the decentralized future where self-sovereign users can control their smart devices, as well as the data and value they generate. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Nov 17, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Host Alex Kehaya joins Kean Birch, an expert in technoscience and Professor at York University. They take a deep dive into big tech's impact on society, the current debate over personal data ownership, and the future of Web3. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Nov 03, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Host Alex Kehaya joins Josh Rosenthal, a former historian, and partner at 6ixth Event Cataclysmic Capital. They take a deep dive into Web3's decentralized renaissance, the NFT revolution, and how crypto is breaking down barriers to create a borderless world. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Oct 20, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Host Alex Kehaya joins Eliott Teissoniere, Chief Blockchain Officer for Nodle the world’s largest ecosystem of connected devices that provides infrastructure, software, and access to date for the Internet of Things. They take a deep dive into the Web3 revolution, decentralized governance, and stepping into the digital future with IoT. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Oct 06, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Host Alex Kehaya joins Danny Zuckerman, the award-winning co-author of the book, Identity Theft and the Co-founder of 3Box Labs, the company behind Ceramic Network, a next-generation framework for managing user data on the internet. It’s a great conversation about the current convergence of technology, the power of NFTs, and how to use sovereign data to build Web3 apps. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Sep 22, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Host Alex Kehaya joins Justin J. Moses, CTO at Synthetix. A great conversation on unlocking the power of DeFi, the promise of self-sovereign identity, and the future of personal data ownership. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Sep 08, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Host Alex Kehaya joins Zhen Cao, a Partner at Republic, a startup investing platform. A great conversation about protecting digital sovereignty, the rise of the creator economy, and building a culture of developer innovation. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Aug 25, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Host Alex Kehaya talks with Greg Osuri, Founder and CEO of Akash Network, the world's first open-source cloud. They take a deep dive into creating censorship-resistant networks, big tech deplatforming, and building a decentralized web. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Aug 11, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Host Alex Kehaya joins Bradley Kam, Co-founder of Unstoppable Domains, a software company building domain names on blockchains. They take a deep dive into building an uncensorable Internet, blockchain domains, and the future of Web3. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Jul 28, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Host Alex Kehaya joins Val Mack, Co-founder of Festival Labs and a core developer for the Ceramic Network, to explore the decentralized future. Val shares her thoughts on why diversity is essential in blockchain development teams and how different cultural backgrounds bring more creativity and innovation to technology. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jul 12, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Host Alex Kehaya joins Roneil Rumburg, Co-founder and CEO of Audius, the decentralized music streaming and sharing platform. Roneil discusses how Audius is putting power back into the hands of content creators and the future of NFTs. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jun 30, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Host Alex Kehaya joins Jake Brukhman, Founder of CoinFund one of the first venture firms to invest in blockchain technologies. They take a deep dive into the Web3 revolution, what top 5 blockchain projects Jake's most interested in right now, and why the future of the internet will be decentralized. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube...
Jun 23, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to The Index podcast, hosted by Alex Kehaya! Plugin every other Wednesday as we explore new frontiers with Web3 and the decentralized future. Subscribe and listen to our first episode on June 23, 2021. Show Links The Index X Channel YouTube
Jun 10, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1